I just noticed the track that the gondolas are on - the one next to the new depot. Wow, talk about 'green' track! It reminds me of a temporary logging railroad spur. No tie plates, shored up with timb

I know from conversations and photographic evidence that foreign road cars didn't always get sent homeward promptly when empty. Sometimes, they were 'borrowed' for loading and sent wherever the load w

Bill, What era are the photos? I photographed some NYC 'USRA' survivors in company service in the early 1980s at Selkirk Yard, and built a Westerfield kit using those photos and some builders photos a

I should also have asked about the car numbers in the photos. NYC had many series of these cars, not always the same. Todd Sullivan Liverpool, NY

To add to Dennis's remarks, ... Boxcar interiors usually exhibited a certain amount of dirt and wear from various ladings. As boxcars aged and became more decrepit, they were suitable for lower and lo

The mirror blank was made by Corning Incorporated (probably still the Corning Glass Works at that time) in Corning NY or Canton NY, hence the NYC freight cars. Todd Sullivan Liverpool NY (ex-Corning e

Hi Steve, You could start with a copy of Morning Sun's NP Color Guide book, since there are 12 color photos of NP gondolas in it. You might also look on the NP society's pages to see if there are any

Hi Steve, Sugar beets were not a PacNW crop, at least around Portland, OR, sow I never saw any in that kind of service. There were 5 series of composite GS gons in 1940, according to the Leach 1940 di

Westerfield used to make a USRA single sheathed kit in the MILW variation, but the USRA S/S kit has been under revision to a one-piece body version for a while. In the January 1952 ORER, the MILW had

Hi Andy, I am very interested in a CNW riveted PS-1 kits #3 (first priority) or #2 (second priority). To assist with your efforts, I have 2 of the IMRC 10'-6" AAR boxcar kits and 3 of the 10'-0" 1937

Oooops. I'm red faced - that email was supposed to go to Andy Carlson only. My apologies. Todd Sullivan Liverpool, NY

Hi Dave, Mike Rose sells a kind of epoxy ("Cypoxy") that is not cheap but apparently creates a strong molecular bond between most materials, and seems particularly good on most plastics, even engineer

Hi Dave, Apologies - I didn't realize you were down under. As another thought, I've had better than average results with Plastruct orange label cement - the one for styrene and ABS. From the smell, it

This Atlas model is definitely the ex-Branchline Trains AC&F reefer. The hatches, recessed side sill and steps are the easiest spotting features. While not appropriate for FGEX, AFAIK, they are fine m

Really interesting data, Charles. A question: How did you determine the number of interchanges for each load? I understand the numbers of originating ("Orig") and terminating ("Term") loads, but I did

Scott, The photo certainly looks like Cranberry Grade. The quad hopper is a B&O, judging from the location and shape of the lettering and herald - probably from one of the W-2 classes. The 325156 twin

About MDC models.... When Jim Eager and I started approaching model manufacturers many years ago about making models of real freight cars, we found that MDC's owner (who was not a modeler or railfan -

True Line Trains also offers (or will offer) a model of that NYS caboose. See Caboose - NYC/Rutland Standard - True Line Trains Caboose - NYC/Rutland Standard - True Line Trains The NYC "Standard" Cab

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Pacific HO produced a flat model in plastic and white metal with wire grabs, separate ladders and full brake rigging of the first variant of the mechanical

Hi Ed, I still like Testor's Plastic Cement. It has a decent working time, and I use it 95% of the time in assembling plastic models and parts. It actually can be used to clean brushes that have paint